Ganon Visits Zelda Series’ Most Memorable Locations in Epic Animated Short
Posted on April 27 2015 by Rod Lloyd
It’s always great to see artists capture the Zelda universe in visually creative ways. A few days ago, animator and director Alexis-Francois Morand released an animated short film titled Ganon. The short follows the Great King of Evil as he travels across various settings and encounters several characters from the Zelda series. With amazing visuals and presentation, this is an adventure you’ll definitely want to check out.
Morand explains that the project acts as “a way of making an homage to [his] favourite games with a very loose narrative, while working on [his] digital painting, colour theory and composition with a little bit of animation thrown in.” I would say that the artist did more than accomplish this goal in the final work. The stylized art and presentation of this short are not just gorgeous to look at, but emotionally moving as well. Using Ganon as the focus was an interesting choice that gives viewers a way to identify with the mysterious character.
As you may have noticed, the short explores scenes from many different Zelda games. Ganon is seen sailing within a storm near
You can check out more from Morand on his website, and look him up on Facebook and Twitter.
Rod Lloyd is the Editor-In-Chief at Zelda Dungeon, overseeing the news and feature content for the site. Rod is considered the veteran of the writing team, having started writing for Zelda Informer in 2014 as a Junior Editor. After ZD and ZI officially merged in 2017, he stepped into the Managing Editor role and has helped steer the ship ever since. He stepped up to lead the writing team as Editor-In-Chief in 2023.
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